Typically, I don’t make New Year’s Resolutions, but this year I decided to change that. I have problems with work/life balance and focusing on myself so I want to find a way to find that balance. I’m not focusing on a specific amount of weight…
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Archives for 2015
That Neil Gaiman quote really sums up exactly why books are so important to me. I am a self proclaimed nerd, library card and all. I love to read, but sometimes I convince myself that I don’t have the time to read. That is a…
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There are many times that I set my mind to something and I work hard towards that goal and I just fall short. That typically results in tears and frustration and some yelling. Then something amazing happens. Once I calm down I can usually figure…
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Meet Remington.
This little pipsqueak is my new fur baby, Remington. He is a miniature dachshund and the happiest addition to my life. He is a my very own cuddle buddy. He has two settings, asleep and demon. When he is in demon mode, he runs around…
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What would you want people to say at your funeral?
I’m currently reading the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. One of the ways that I am trying to internalize the lessons that I am learning is to actually answer the questions, not just thinking about them. One of the questions was to imagine you…
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Dream. Try. Do Good.
My friends and I have been talking about positive thinking recently. Honestly, I am not a very positive person. Just the opposite, in fact, I am quite the pessimist. But recently I have realized that I need to change that. Being a pessimist stresses me…
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Choose your path
I’m over weight. It’s something I have struggled with most of my life. It has never really affected me in a self esteem kind of way. I am generally happy, outgoing and sort of a bouncing off the wall social butterfly. I did, however, have…
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Mondays are the worst
Like most people in this world, I cannot stand Mondays. To ease the pain of Monday, I usually like to make myself a nice little breakfast (some cereal and coffee today) and spend a few minutes reading articles, blog posts, and stories that make the…
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I’m thankful I can spend today with my book and moscow mule.
I have been hearing rumble in the nerd community about how great the first book in the Tearling Trilogy was. Heck, The Queen of the Tearling was so good Emma Watson is planning to produce and star in the film adaptation. I’m a big enough…
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Water is powerful, but deadly force.
Photo by WKYT’s Sean Moody It has been a rough week in Eastern Kentucky. Nearby Johnson County had absolutely devastating flooding. Entire homes swept away in flood waters, in the truest form of flash floods. The waves crashed in with nearly no notice. People lost…
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